Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Robert Stebenne, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Summer Infant, Inc. for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2016; and

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

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Exhibit 31.1